Pen-rack.



J. H. KULOW.

PEN RACK.

APPLICATION FILED em. 21. m4.

Patented Dec. 14, 1915.

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JOHN H. KULOW, 0F BUFFALO, NEW YORK.

PEN-RACK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. is, 1915.

App1ication filed October 21, 1914. Serial N 0. 867,740;

To all whom 2'25 may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN H. KULow, residing at Buffalo, in the county of Erie and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Pen-Racks, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in pen racks especially designed and adapted for use in connection with desks or other flat supports, and in its generic nature the invention comprises a support, near the upper end of which there is located a. pen. retaining hook to hold the pen point downwardly, there being provided at the lower end an ink receiver for receiving the ink splashes that may be discharged from the pen point when the pen holder is hung up.

In its more subordinate nature, the inventicn includes those novel details of construction, combination and arrangement of parts, all of which will be first fully described, then be specifically pointed out in the appended claims, and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which 2- Figure 1 is a perspective view of the invention complete and in use. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the support and the retaining hook separated. Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view of one form of ink retainer. Fig. 1 is a detail perspective view of the shelf or bottom against which the pen holder is adapted to rest. Fig. 5 is a detail cross section on the line 55 of Fig. 1. Fig. 6 is a detail cross section on the line 6-6 of Fig. 1. Fig. 7 is a detail cross section of a slight modification. Fig. 8 is a detail perspective view of a slight modification of the invention. e

In the drawings, in which like letters and numerals of reference indicate like parts in all of the figures, 1 represents the supporting plate which extends upwardly from the base 2 and may be suitably ornamented, as at 3, if found desirable. The supporting plate 1 is perforated, as at 4, near its upper end to receive the shank 5 of the pen holder retain ing hook 6. In the form shown in Fig. l,the shank 5 is in the nature of a screw so that the holder can be fastened up against the woodwork of a Writing desk, if desired, or the hook 6 can be riveted to the plate 1, as at 7 (see Fig. 7). The base 2 preferably has its front end bent over, as at 8, to retain the front edge 9 of the ink receiver 10. The ink receiver 10 is preferably formed of a sheet of blotting paper bent to provide abottcm or base 11, and the vertical portion 1:2, the latter having a tongue 13, for a purpose presently understood. I

1 are ears which are out out of the plate 1, and bent outwardly toward the sides of the plate, as best shown in Fig. 2, thereby leaving an opening 15, which, when the ink retainer 10 is in place, is closed by the tongue 13. I

16 is the shelf which performs a dual function in the preferred construction of the invention namely,it acts as an abutment against which the pen holder 18 may engage to prevent the same from unduly swinging and secondly it is provided with projections or ears 17 that are adapted to straddle the openingy15 and lie back of theears let, the ears 17 being of a length sufficient to over lap the vertical extension 12 of the ink receiver 10 and hold it in place, as best shown in Figs. 1 and 6 of the drawings.

\Vhile I prefer to make the ink receiver 10 in the form of a blotter, yet it is evident that other forms of ink receivers may be employed, as for instance, an ink well, such as indicated in Fig. 8, which may be used in lieu of the ink catcher or receiver 10.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, it is thought the complete construction and advantages of my invention will be readily understood by those skilled in the art.

What I claim:

1. A pen rack comprising a base, a support extending upwardly from said base, a pen suspending hook located near the upper end of said support and an ink receiver located at the lower end of said support below the location of the pen poi.-t when the pen holder is in place, substantially as shown and described.

2. A pen rack comprising a base, a support extending upwardly from said base, a pen holder suspending hock located near the upper end of said support, an ink receiver located at the lower end of said support below the location of the pen point when the pen holder is in place, and a pen holder engaging shelf mounted on said support adjacent to the lower end of the same.

3. In a pen rack, a vertically extending plate, a pen holder suspending hook located near the upper end of said plate, a base projecting forwardly from said plate, an ink receiver mounted on said base, substantially as shown and described. a i a a 4;. In a pen rack, a vertically extending plate, a penholder suspending hook located near the upper end of said plate, a base projectingforwardly from said plate, an ink receiver mounted on said base and a pen holder engaging shelf mounted on said plate adjacent to the lower end thereof, substantially as shown and described.

5. In a pen rack, a support formed of a vertically extending body having a forwardly extending base, ears stamped from said body and bent laterally, an ink receiving member comprising a base portion and a vertically extending portion, and a shelf having ears to engage saidfirst mentioned ears and retain said ink receiving body.

6. A pen rack comprising a. vertically extended plate, a base extending forwardly from said plate, and having its front edge bent back to form a flange, a pen holder suspending hook located at the upper end of said plate, ears carried by said plate, an ink receiving member consisting of a base porvertically extended portion of said ink receiving member to retain said ink receiving member in place. 7

7. A pen rack comprising a base, a sup- 7 port extending'vertically from said base,

said support having a slot near its lower end and laterall extending ears at the extremities of said slot, a pen holder suspending hook located adjacent to the upper end of said support, an ink receiver including a baseportion for engaging said base and a vertically extending portion for engaging said support, said ink receiver including a tongue to overlap said slot of said support, and a member having ears to engage With said support ears and clip over said vertically extended portion of said ink receiver to retain the same.

JOHN H. KULOW. Witnesses:

OSWALD H. SCHILLER, ALBERT E. DIETERICH.

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